the nightmare after Xmas

on Thursday, as it continued snowing in the UK, we just knew the plane my sister was booked on wasn't going to leave, so it really wasn't a surprise when i, after my lesson, checked the airport information to find out her flight had indeed been cancelled. she had, however, and despite easyjet's assertion to the impossibility of finding another plane out for a week, been able to book another flight for yesterday. but with more snow here and over there, we were again quite sceptical about the whole thing.

we constantly checked the weather forecast and the easyjet info page for several hours, but with about an hour to go, the plane still hadn't been cancelled, so we eventually made our way to the airport. she checked in alright and was assured her plane would probably only be delayed an hour. the following plane had been cancelled, but hers would leave. definitely. we looked at each other. oh well, it was worth a try. plus, she had to go back sometime.

in the end, her flight got delayed 5 hours - same time as on the way over here. as her mobile didn't work, there was no back-and-forth information updates this time, although i did keep checking both on the internet and on teletext when her plane was due to take off. finally, they left at 10.18pm. finally, i was able to go to bed and get some much needed rest.